Instead of a unified conception of existence, such as »world« or
»nature«, today, in the post-anthropocentric era, we find ourselves confronted
rather with a multiplicity of structures, a blurring of boundaries, and a
re-emergence of the object. This show is part of a series of
exhibitions – [macro]biologies and [micro]biologies –
dedicated to artistic reflection on current drastic changes to how we connect,
relate and interrelate to the worlds around us.

For [macro]biologies I: the biosphere we have chosen
four important international artists dealing with the structures and systems of
our world. The exhibition focuses on the ecosystem and the biosphere with
billions of life forms that interrelate with other systems, i.a. weather,
geology and climate.

The recent works
of Mexico City based artist, photographer and filmmaker Katya Gardea Browne have
stressed the cultural and environmental tensions between urban and rural, for
example in the megacity Mexico D.F. One of her new video works shows the
fragility of ecosystems using the example of Xochimilco with new and old film
footage, as »an urban archaeology of fossilized islands«.More
information: http://www.katyagardea.com/

The Center for PostNatural History is an art and research
project (Director: Richard Pell, Learning Science Advisor: Lauren Allen,
Designer: Mason Juday) dealing with the history of mankind’s manipulation
of life forms, from early agriculture to genetic modification. Art Laboratory
Berlin will present the work PostNatural Organisms of the European
Union a form of museum representing biofacts of living, preserved and
documented organisms (e.g. tulip cultivation from the 17th century or dog
breeding).More informationen: www.postnatural.org

New
York based artist Mathias Kessler’s aerial photography and documentation of
mountain top removal coal mining in the Appalachian Mountains focuses attention
on the human ability to shape the very Earth around us, but also to the
disastrous consequences of modern hubris. His special presentation for this show
will combine its original rural context with Berlin’s urban space.More
information: http://www.mathiaskessler.com/index.html

Berlin based artist Alexandra Regan Toland
works on multiple levels to create social awareness about urban ecological
systems. For the exhibition she will use cartographic documents, urban dust, and
a collection of shoe profiles to examine the pressures of soil sealing (i.e. the
widespread pavement of porous surfaces) on human and non-human biological
communities in Berlin.More information: http://artoland.wordpress.com/

Presse: Olga Shmakova

Cooperation partners:
degewo, fotoscout, Genossenschaft PA58

Supported by:

This exhibition is made possible in part by a
generous gift from Michael Schröder.